obtest

[ ob-test ]

verb (used with object)

1. to invoke as witness.
2. to supplicate earnestly; beseech.

verb (used without object)

1. to protest.
2. to make supplication; beseech.

obtest

/ ɒbˈtɛst /

verb

1. tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive to beg (someone) earnestly
2. whentr, takes a clause as object; when intr, may be foll by with or against to object; protest
3. tr to call (a supernatural power) to witness

Derived Forms

• ˌobtesˈtation, noun

Other Words From

• obtes·tation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of obtest¹

1540–50; < Latin obtestārī, equivalent to ob- ob- + test ( is ) a witness + -ārī infinitive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of obtest¹

C16: from Latin obtestārī to protest, from ob- to + testārī to bear or call as witness

Example Sentences

Oh, we obtest those 025broken window-panes whether it be not cruel to expose new furniture to such perils!

From Project Gutenberg

I obtest you by his own excellency, I obtest you by the joys of heaven, and the torments of hell, that you close with Him.

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I obtest you by the glory of heaven, and by the crowns which believers put on His head, that ye slight not this offer.

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Should we not obtest Heaven, and whatever justice there is yet on earth?

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I obtest you, by all the torments of hell, that ye put not this offer away.

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Related Words

• ask
• beseech
• implore
• plead
• pray
• solicit
• sue
• urge